Year: 2025

8 Division Nigerian Army celebrates WASA 2025, showcases major victories against banditry in North West

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The 8 Division of the Nigerian Army and Sector 2 Joint Task Force, North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, on Tuesday celebrated the 2025 West African Social Activities (WASA), using the occasion to showcase major operational victories recorded against banditry across the North West region. The event, held at the Giginya Cantonment in Sokoto, marked the end of the Army’s training year and featured cultural displays reflecting the diversity of personnel within the Division, while also recognising the bravery and sacrifices of troops in ongoing security operations. Representing Sokoto State Governor,…

Nigerian Army neutralises 47 Terrorists in nationwide offensive

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigerian Army has recorded major operational successes across multiple theatres of operation nationwide, neutralising no fewer than 47 terrorists within the last 72 hours. According to the Army, the coordinated land and air operations also led to the arrest of 19 criminal suspects, the rescue of over 30 kidnapped victims and the recovery of a large cache of arms, ammunition and logistics. The operations formed part of the military’s sustained offensive against terrorists, bandits, kidnappers and other criminal elements threatening national security. In the North-West and North-Central regions, troops…

Osun 2026: Bola Oyebamiji in the spotlight By Olufisayo Alebiosu

Emporium Reporters

The man in the glare of public curiosity at this moment is the immediate past Managing Director/CEO of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), and former two-term Commissioner for Finance in Osun State. He is Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, famously known as AMBO. Oyebamiji is in the public eye because, as the flag-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), nothing can be taken for granted regarding the forthcoming August 8, 2026, governorship election in Osun State. This stands in sharp contradistinction to the projections of independent analysts concerning Ekiti State…

FRSC Corps Marshal mourns Six Journalists killed in Yola–Gombe road crash

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has commiserated with the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) over the tragic loss of journalists who died in a fatal road traffic crash involving a bus travelling from Yola to Gombe. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Assistant Corps Marshal and Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, the Corps Marshal said he received the news of the incident, which reportedly claimed the lives of six journalists, with profound grief, describing it as a devastating blow to…

Gombe Road Crash: MURIC condoles NUJ over death of Seven Journalists

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of seven journalists in a road accident that occurred on Monday, December 29, 2025, in Gombe State. In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by its Founder and Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the Islamic human rights organisation commiserated with the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) following the loss of five staff members of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and two other individuals in the crash. Four other victims were reported to have sustained serious injuries.…

A NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM: The HallowMace Brand (Communications and Foundation)

Lukman Laleye Babalola

To The Resilient Nigerians,   As the dawn of 2026 approaches, we extend our heartfelt greetings and renewed commitment to every Nigerian, at home and in the diaspora.   This past year has tested our collective strength, yet, your unwavering spirit continues to be the bedrock of our nation’s promise. We are stepping into the New Year not with mere optimism, but with a fortified hope rooted in action, and a confidence built on the unyielding power of an informed and engaged citizenry.   The HallowMace Brand exists for one…

Troops arrest suspected Suicide Bomber, seize IED materials in Borno

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Troops of the Joint Task Force North East (JTF NE), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have recorded a major operational success with the arrest of a suspected suicide bomber and the interception of materials intended for the manufacture of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Borno State. The breakthrough followed sustained joint operations and credible intelligence aimed at securing Banki town in Bama Local Government Area. The operation was carried out by troops of the 152 Task Force Battalion in collaboration with other security agencies. Confirming the development in release, the Media…

Tinubu reaffirms January 1, 2026 commencement of new Tax laws

Lukman Laleye Babalola

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed that the newly enacted tax laws will take effect as scheduled on January 1, 2026, dismissed speculations about a possible delay or reversal of the reforms. In a State House press statement issued on Tuesday, the President clarified that the tax laws which came into force on June 26, 2025, alongside the remaining Acts slated for implementation in 2026, would proceed as planned. According to Tinubu, the reforms represent a once-in-a-generation opportunity to establish a fair, competitive and resilient fiscal framework for Nigeria. He…

ROSOWA President condoles NUJ, bereaved families, commends FRSC for swift rescue in Anthony Joshua crash

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The President of the Road Safety Officers Wives Association (ROSOWA), Hajiya Dr. Nafisa Shehu Mohammed, has expressed deep sympathy with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) over the tragic loss of six of its members in a recent road traffic crash. In a statement signed by the Assistant Corps Marshal and Corps Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Olusegun Ogungbemide, today Dr. Nafisa also commiserated with the families of two other victims who lost their lives in the accident involving renowned international sports icon, Anthony Joshua.…

Court orders remand of Ex AGF Malami, Son, Associate over alleged ₦8.7bn money laundering

Emporium Reporters

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, his son Abdulaziz Malami, and one other defendant, Hajia Bashir Asabe, at the Kuje Correctional Facility pending the determination of their bail application. Justice Emeka Nwite, who gave the order on Tuesday, ruled that granting the defendants bail based on an oral application would amount to an ambush, noting that a formal written bail application had already been filed by the defence. The defendants had earlier pleaded…